Finally he came out of the limits of the earth's atmosphere and is now wandering in the universe, it may be seen on Mars or on some other star of the Southern Cross. Then he was seen in Africa, Spain, India, even in the Far North.

Just a few miles away fisherman saw another black monk - a mirage, which moved along the surface of the lake. A thousand years ago, dressed in black a monk walked through the desert in Syria or Arabia. Once he tells Tanya the legend that he has either heard, or read, or seen in a dream. In the country he leads the same nervous life, as in the city: a lot of reading, writing, little sleep, often smoking and drinking wine. Kovrin also likes Tanya, he suggests that he can seriously get excited, but this thought rather makes laugh than he takes it seriously. From the conversation is easy to guess that Tanya is not indifferent to Kovrin and that she is bored with her father, who does not want to know anything but the garden, and turned her into a submissive helpmate. Kovrin and Tanya go to the garden, remembering their childhood. The night Kovrin comes Yegor Semenovich and Tanya sleep alternately: watching workers who save the trees from frost.

Yegor Semenovich is a passionate gardener, devoted his life to his garden, and not knowing whom to pass his farm before his death. Description of vast collapsing house of Pesotsky with an ancient park in the English style. This decision coincides with an invitation for a visit from his childhood friend Tanya Pesotska, who is living with her father, Yegor Semyonitch in the estate of Borisovka. On the advice of the doctor he decides to go to the village. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Īndrey Kovrin, a holder of a master’s degree has nerve disorder. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

The Black Monk by Anton Chekhov